In theory there should not be. But in practice we sometimes throw it away especially if we are using rayon Anand Thanks. Actually it's a design I've sewn on hats with good results before. However, today these are different hats, the autoactifeed was going to 1 (structured hat) so using manual. I can see the core of the spool. So I was just wondering if there is any tensile strength difference in the beginning or end of a spool... Terri Embroidery Creations -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 27/09/2006 =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================